Infectious And Parasitic Diseases

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Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID–19 Cognitive Research Act [HB-7180] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Mental Health ]
To authorize the Director of the National Science Foundation to award grants to support research on the disruption of regular cognitive processes associated with COVID–19 infection, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/27/2022

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Tracking Pathogens Act [HB-7152] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ]
To strengthen and expand activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/21/2022

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ACADEMIC Act Assessing Children’s Academic Development and the Emotional and Mental Health Implications of COVID–19 Act [S.3862] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to authorize the Department of Education in coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, to include a longitudinal component on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student outcomes and well-being on an existing longitudinal educational study.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/17/2022

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A bill to clarify the jurisdiction of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, and for other purposes. [S.3872] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to clarify the jurisdiction of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joshua Hawley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/17/2022

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To provide for energy rebates to individual taxpayers, and for other purposes. [HB-7143] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Consumer Protection ]
To provide for energy rebates to individual taxpayers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Introduced In House on 03/17/2022

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Commemorating the 1-year anniversary of the March 16, 2021, shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, and denouncing anti-Asian hate. [HR-981] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Commemorating the 1-year anniversary of the March 16, 2021, shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, and denouncing anti-Asian hate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022

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LIFELINE Act LIHTC Financing Enabling Long-term Investment in Neighborhood Excellence Act [HB-7078] [Housing ] [Social Security ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to allow State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to be loaned for low-income housing tax credit projects.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 03/15/2022

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Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act [S.3839] [Consumer Protection ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to clarify that the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibits excessive and unjustified price increases in the sale of certain products and services when an emergency or disaster results in abnormal disruptions of the market, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/15/2022

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Relief for Families Act of 2022 [S.3842] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Social Security ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Inflation ]
A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to permit State and local coronavirus fiscal recovery funds to be used to address increased costs of essential items.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Raphael Warnock Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 03/22/2022

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COVID–19 Origin Disclosure Act of 2022 [S.3832] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Science ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and any applicable agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, to make public information relating to the origin of COVID-19.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Braun Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/14/2022

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Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act [S.3828] [Student Loans ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ]
A bill to provide student loan forgiveness to health care workers who are on the front line in response to COVID-19.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/14/2022

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Apply the Science Act 2.0 [S.3831] [Science ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A bill to require the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study relating to COVID-19 immunity resulting from a prior infection, vaccination, or both, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/14/2022

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Federal Student Loan Integrity Act [HB-7058] [Student Loans ] [Education ]
To prohibit abuse of the authority of the Secretary of Education under the HEROES Act in connection with the COVID-19 national emergency declaration, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman Introduced In House on 03/11/2022

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COVID–19 Oral History Project Act [HB-7054] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Arts and Culture ]
To direct the Librarian of Congress to establish a program in the American Folklife Center to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Introduced In House on 03/11/2022

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National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic Act [HB-7069] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To establish the Commission on the COVID-19 Pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/14/2022

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PREVENT Pandemics Act Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act [S.3799] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to prepare for, and respond to, existing viruses, emerging new threats, and pandemics.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 03/15/2022

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Countermeasure Injury Compensation Fund Amendment Act [S.3810] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to amend the Countermeasure Injury Compensation Program with respect to COVID-19 vaccines.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2022

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Modernizing Biosurveillance Capabilities and Epidemic Forecasting Act [S.3814] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ]
A bill to moderate biosurveillance capabilities and infectious disease data collection, and improve epidemic forecasting and outbreak analytics.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2022

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Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act [S.3800] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish and support a network of Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2022

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Apply the Science Act [S.3809] [Science ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study relating to COVID-19 immunity resulting from a prior infection, vaccination, or both, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2022

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